(i.e., a 12-inch average finger) It's 2026. We have gadgets in our pockets with enough computing power to send Apollo 11 to Mars—and back—at least fifteen times. We have Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon Music: monstrous platforms that, for the price of a few coffees at the bar, open up…
Running an independent blog in 2026, in the midst of a tap-tap world, seems like a geometric contradiction. Science—or at least the marketers who sell it that way—tells us that the average human attention span has fallen below that of a goldfish. If a TikTok video doesn't show a guy doing something...
There's always something mystical, almost religious, when a band that made prog-rock history releases a new album. We're talking about Yes, the band that shaped entire generations of musicians. Even if you're not familiar with the genre, who hasn't hummed or simply nodded along to the opening riff of Owner Of…
Some dates come back, silent and full of meaning. For me, April 10th became one of those dates. A year ago, 26 Rails, my instrumental double album, was released. Twenty-six tracks, two parts of thirteen each, no vocals. And probably the most authentically mine I've ever released. How a work is born...
(Or: How We Sold Anger in Installments, and Those Who Refused to Sign) 🎵 If you want to listen while you read, here's a playlist of 10 historic songs. Let's start with an uncomfortable truth: protest music isn't dead. It just disguised itself so well that it seemed dead, and we fell for it like…
Press play on your favorite player, let the music play in the background, and discover with me the genesis of each song. Why an album about Holy Week? We're in the middle of Holy Week (this year Easter falls on April 5th), and there's a motto I've carried with me for years, one I love repeating whenever…
I sat down in front of Logic Pro without a clear plan. I just wanted to have fun. I had Ditonellapiaga's "Che Fastidio!" in my head—that cutting electropop irony, those social complaints transformed into a chorus—and I asked myself, "What if I put a distorted guitar on top?" Answer: it turned out to be incredible. Then it was Arisa's turn...
Today, March 6, 2026, David Gilmour turns 80. And I can't let it go unnoticed—even though, in a certain sense, silence is precisely what he's always used better than anyone else. Because David Gilmour has never been a guitarist who overwhelms you. He's someone who…
Sanremo 2026 winner Sal Da Vinci conquered the Ariston with "Per sempre sì," a song that perfectly embodies the Italian pop scene. A necessary preface: those who regularly follow RickyVerso know that I eschew "musical Nazi" snobbery. I don't dismiss the Festival as trash out of hand. On the contrary, I keep an eye on the quality...
Nguyet records a violin riff at 3 AM in Hanoi. He sends it via chat. Michal opens it at 10 PM in Rotterdam and throws on a synth that sounds like something out of Blade Runner. Michiko listens to it the next morning in Tokyo and thinks, "This needs some killer drums." In Italy, I get...
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